From LOL to COBASWAADFTFOTEL

Mark the date: today for the first time ever I found in a student paper the acronym "LOL," right smack in the middle of what was supposed to be an in-depth analytical essay. I confess that I did Laugh Out Loud, but it was not the Guffaw of Glee (GOG) but the Chortle of Bitter Anguish Suffused with Alarm and Despair for the Future of the English Language (COBASWAADFTFOTEL). That's a laugh no student wants to hear.